Author:M.G. Gardiner
The Burning Mind is the new thriller from the acclaimed Edgar Award-winning writer, M. G. Gardiner.
Harper Flynn nearly died when gunmen attacked the L.A. club where she worked. A year later, Harper tries to rebuild her life - but is failing.
Because not only is she convinced there was a third gunman who escaped, but she also believes that he is targeting the survivors.
The only person who will listen is Sherriff Deputy Aiden Garrison, who tried to save her life that night. But Harper's only ally has a secret of his own - one that makes him suspicious and highly volatile . . .
Praise for M.G. Gardiner:
'The next suspense superstar' Stephen King
'Stephen King is absolutely right. M.G. Gardiner is an astonishing writer . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' Tess Gerritsen
'One of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. The Burning Mind should go to the top of your 'to be read' pile' Karin Slaughter
'Gardiner's strengths are working better than ever here - characters as real as your friends, and a plot as real as your nightmares' Lee Child
M. G. Gardiner was born in Oklahoma and raised in Santa Barbara, California. She graduated from Stanford University and Stanford Law School. She practiced law in Los Angeles and taught writing at the University of California Santa Barbara. She's a former collegiate cross-country runner and a three time Jeopardy! champion. She lives with her family near London.
She has won many awards for her writing, including the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Procedural Novel and the 2012 Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense audiobook of the year.
One of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. The Burning Mind should go to the top of your 'to be read' pile
—— Karin SlaughterGardiner's strengths are working better than ever here - characters as real as your friends, and a plot as real as your nightmares
—— Lee ChildI need to tell you about Meg Gardiner, and if you love great thrillers, you'll want to listen. The next suspense superstar ... As good as Michael Connelly
—— Stephen KingTriumphant...Her best book yet...A tragi-comedy for our times
—— Sunday TelegraphTo read it is to enter a hall of mirrors...Part complex family drama, part mystery, it winds up having more depth and vividness than ordinary thrillers and more thrills than ordinary fiction...A wonderfully tricky book
—— New York TimesAs satisfying as anything dreamed up by Raymond Chandler, but the beauty of the novel lies in its spot-on characterizations, pitch perfect observations of contemporary culture and a sharp, wisecracking narrative voice
—— Time OutShot through with sharp, black humour, and introducing a loveable hero in Brodie, this is storytelling that satisfies at every level
—— Marie Claire (Book of the Month)Atkinson is very good indeed... more satisfying than many detective novels. Everyone who picks it up will feel compelled to follow it through to the last page
—— GuardianBrilliantly playful, witty and original... massive and consistent talent for comedy
—— The ScotsmanIntriguing and affecting... she has also created a compelling central chracter in world-weary private investigator Jackson Brodie, who is determined to bring justice to all the lives that lie fractured around him
—— Red (Book of the Month)Civilised, funny, life-affirming and hugely enjoyable
—— Literary ReviewBrilliantly detailed and unexpectedly funny
—— MirrorPerceptive and engaging
—— IndependentMurder, mystery and Atkinson's skill make for an atmospheric and moving story
—— EveFunny, furious fourth novel rumbustiously drives a path through the genre of detective fiction, demolishing its careful, forensic summation of human behaviour and replacing them with bloody, believable, vigorous tales
—— Rachel CuskVivid, multifaceted... Case Histories manages to be such an ultimately joyful novel.. I found myself captivated throughout by the vivacity and big-hearted humour... skilled juxtaposition
—— WBQNot just the best novel I have read this year...but the best mystery of the decade. There are actually four mysteries, nesting like Russian dolls, and when they begin to fit together, I defy any reader not to feel a combination of delight and amazement. Case Histories is the literary equivalent of a triple axel. I read it once for pleasure and then again just to see how it was done. This is the kind of book you shove in people's faces, saying 'You gotta read this!
—— Entertainment Weekly